In the late 19th century, in this impressive New York State home, the utopian Oneida Community thrived for 30 years. This implausible Protestant Perfectionist community had hundreds of members; ...

Hidden in upstate New York are the remains of the Oneida Community, an attempted utopia founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848. Throughout the three decades the community existed in practice, more ...

Oneida community founder John Humphrey Noyes and the group’s communal dwelling, known as the “Mansion House.” By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

A topless woman is taken from behind, steadying herself against a hay wagon, as if the couple had paused mid-task. Her late-19th-century garb is half undone, but her sun hat unperturbed. This scene — ...

ONEIDA -- On Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m., the Oneida Library and the Oneida Community Mansion House host "Oneida Community vs. Transcendentalism," a presentation on the radical currents of reform ...

In 19th-century America, a number of utopian communities, oblivious to the defeatist etymology of the word utopia (Greek for “not” plus “place”, or “no-place”), were established, mostly throughout the ...

When John Humphrey Noyes slipped across the Canadian border in June 1879, he was fleeing potential criminal charges arising from his leadership of the Oneida Community, a utopian religious commune in ...

Oneida Community Mansion House is a national historic landmark in Oneida, offering programs, tours, and exhibits, but it has a unique and intriguing past. The Oneida community was a religious group ...

The Oneida Community Mansion House is putting a new twist on fundraising with an evening of riddles, trivia and challenges.

Oneida was an iconic American brand, known for elegant but affordable flatware. But the Oneida company had its roots in an unusual Christian community that combined free love and capitalism. Flip over ...